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Presidents Bush to team up for first pitch on Sunday

Former Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 4 of the World Series on Sunday at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

Nolan Ryan, the Hall of Fame pitcher and president of the Texas Rangers, throws out the first pitch for Game 3 on Saturday.

George W. Bush was managing general partner of the Rangers from 1989 to 1994 and maintained an ownership interest in the club until 1998.

Ryan, the star of the Rangers under Bush, is now a member of the team’s ownership group.

Game 3 starts at 5:57 p.m. Saturday — the earliest start for a World Series game in more than 20 years.

Game 4 starts at 7:20 p.m. on Sunday.

If a Game 5 is needed, it will be at 6:57 p.m. on Monday in Arlington.

The series would return to San Francisco for Games 6 and 7 if necessary, on Wednesday and Thursday.

All games are being televised on FOX.

PHOTO: Former President George H. W. Bush with by his sons, former President George W. Bush (left) and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, after the elder Bush parachuted from an airplane to celebrate his 85th birthday in June 2009 in Kennebunkport, Maine. (AP)